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Psalms 71

Psalm 71

Prayer of an Old Man for Rescue.

¹In You, Lord, I have taken refuge; Let me never be put to shame.

²In Your righteousness rescue me and save me; Extend Your ear to me and help me.

³Be to me a rock of dwelling to which I may continually come; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

⁴Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, From the grasp of the wrongdoer and the ruthless,

⁵For You are my hope; Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.

⁶I have leaned on You since my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You.

⁷¶I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.

⁸My mouth is filled with Your praise And with Your glory all day long.

⁹Do not cast me away at the time of my old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails.

¹⁰For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,

¹¹Saying, “God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to save him.”

¹²¶God, do not be far from me; My God, hurry to my aid!

¹³May those who are enemies of my soul be put to shame and consumed; May they be covered with disgrace and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

¹⁴But as for me, I will wait continually, And will praise You yet more and more.

¹⁵My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the art of writing.

¹⁶I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.

¹⁷¶God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.

¹⁸And even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.

¹⁹For Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; God, who is like You?

²⁰You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

²¹May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.

²²¶I will also praise You with a harp, And Your truth, my God; I will sing praises to You with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

²³My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You; And my soul, which You have redeemed.

²⁴My tongue also will tell of Your righteousness all day long; For they are put to shame, for they are humiliated who seek my harm.

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